Journal
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
Volume 34, Issue 21-22, Pages 4421-4442Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0886260516674941
Keywords
intimate partner violence; masculinity; men's perpetration; status conflict; Vietnam; qualitative research
Funding
- Emory Global Health Institute
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Semi-structured interviews with 31 men in Hung Yen Province in Northern Vietnam are used to elucidate a conceptual narrative to understand men's perceptions and perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Vietnam. This narrative suggests that cultural definitions of masculinity and changes in women's participation in the labor force have contributed to status conflicts that normalize IPV as part of masculine superiority. The narratives of both IPV perpetrators and non-perpetrators demonstrate how violence is incorporated into the cultural definition of masculinity and illustrates how men use this definition to minimize their own and other men's perpetration. We suggest that attempts to reduce IPV in Vietnam must address constructions of masculinity and the socio-historical context of IPV by providing gender-sensitivity training and opportunities for men to evaluate critically how constructions of masculinity in their families and communities contribute to IPV perpetration.
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